Petricolaria dactylus, common name petricola, is a species of saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Venerida |
| Superfamily: | Veneroidea |
| Family: | Veneridae |
| Genus: | Petricolaria |
| Species: | P. dactylus
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| Binomial name | |
| Petricolaria dactylus (Sowerby, 1823)
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| Synonyms | |
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Petricola patagonica D'Orbingy, 1845 | |
Habitat and distribution
editPetricolaria dactylus is a perforating species of substrates such as sandstone and stony bottoms. This species is native to the eastern coast of South America from Uruguay to the Patagonian Atlantic coast.[1]
References
edit- ^ Lejarraga, Reginaldo (2017) Caracoles de Monte Hermoso y Alrededores [Shells of Monte Hermoso and its Surroundings] {in Spanish} Self-published ISBN 9789874253354